The Denouement

I've started doing some self portraits, eschewing any serious attempt at a physical likeness of myself, and instead striving to capture a gesture, mood, and activity with which I identify.  There is boundless potential for originality in self portraits, because you are guaranteed that no other artist has done a self portrait of you!

This one is called The Denouement. I was shooting for a late-night feel, the gesture is of a reader slouched over a book, tired and maybe uncomfortable sitting at a table, but rapt with angst over the fate of the characters in her book. A place I've been many times.  (Thank you to my friend A., who posed for a reference photo).

The Denouement.  11x14".  Watercolor, acrylic, and collage.  $150.